All that was the past
Comes to an end
Survive and evolve
Or die again
The hour of change
So definite in sight
Indiscriminately
The unprepared will die

So it begins
The unprepared will die

It is the dawn of truth
And it dominates
Like a pestilence
With no cure but fate
Rejuvenating death
The seeds of a new time
Indiscriminately
The unprepared will die

So it begins
The unprepared will die
So it begins
The unprepared will die

It is the dawn of truth
...As Yggdrasil Trembles...

03. As Yggdrasil Trembles

What troubles the Earth, Wind and Sea
What powers will be unleashed
Is the age of mankind soon gone
Are we prepared for what will come
Whatever stirs beyond the dark has no shame
Nothing will ever be the same

Battalions of the world are you ready?
For the lasting cold and darkness
Battalions of the world are you ready?

What will the future hold
What horrors are yet to unfold
Is this our way to Odin's hall
Are we prepared for the final call
Whatever stirs beyond the dark has no shame
Nothing will ever be the same

Battalions of the world are you ready?
For the lasting cold and darkness
Battalions of the world are you ready?
As the mighty Yggdrasil trembles
Battalions of the world are you ready?

Our loyalty will be tested
Allegiance to Midgard we have sworn
As the mighty Yggdrasil trembles
We stand to face the new dawn

Battalions of the world are you ready?
For the lasting cold and darkness
Battalions of the world are you ready?
As the mighty Yggdrasil trembles
Battalions of the world are you ready?
As the mighty Yggdrasil trembles
Battalions of the world are you ready?

04. Wir Kapitulieren Niemals

Face the fact we are here
You said we'd never come this far
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Viking death metal
WE took you all for a ride
As 20 years were passing by
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Viking death metal

Was andere sagen ist uns scheissegal
Wir kapitulieren niemals

Risen from an ancient force
To the hammer we are sworn
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Viking death metal
Listen up and listen fast
We are the future and the past
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Viking death metal

Was andere sagen ist uns scheissegal
Wir kapitulieren niemals

All the world against us
The enemy is great
But this is our life, this is our fate
We drink to Odin, we drink to Thor
With swords drawn onward into war

Was andere sagen ist uns scheissegal
Wir kapitulieren niemals

05. This Time We Fight

So many years
He struggled hard
And stood against the oppression
He saw the fall
Of all his kin
In a dark premonition

As the battle rages
Will this be his day to die?
He holds his hammer towards the sky
This time we fight

Now is the day
For the justice
So rightfully claimed
He called to arms
Sharpened his axe
And put on his chain
The call to rise
And be strong
As the hour grows near
A blot to Thor
For protection
And against all fear

As the battle rages
Will this be his day to die?
He holds his hammer towards the sky
This time we fight!
He holds his hammer towards the sky
This time we fight!

06. Master Of The Ancient Art

I rule the living
I claim the dead
Bringer of good and evil
As mankind will be led
I tame the winds of time
And decide all fate
The creator of purpose
Teacher of the ways

I am the master - master of the ancient art
I am the master - master of the ancient art

I am the warrior
Of the glory and the might
Tyr armed me with his sword
For the battle of life
I rule the kingdom of beasts
Oppose me and fall
Behold the most vicious animal
Of them all

I am the master - master of the ancient art
I am the master - master of the ancient art

07. Chief Einherjar

In a world of black and white
His colours blazed
A heart that burned like a thousand fires
With the passion to create
Every day a new challenge
Was taken by storm
Not a chance for a dampened spirit
As new ideas were born

I think you know...
You have my sword
Chief Einherjar
You have my sword
Chief Einherjar

All against the odds as the trouble came
But no task to great
Gave us courage to stand the ground
Put no trust in fate
A true warrior, yes he was
Right until the end
In the halls of Valhalla
We shall meet again

I think you know
You have my sword
Chief Einherjar
You have my sword
Chief Einherjar

08. Return Fire

You think we're easy prey
A battle without losses
So load your guns and aim
Come at us anytime
With everything you've got
Be the next in line (as we...)
Return fire, return fire...

Your chances will decrease
As Odin chooses side
Attack us and you'll see
We were born to fight
No mercy will be given
Target now in sight
Return fire, return fire...

The time is up, the dies are cast
So it came to this at last
The words you spoke were all too grand
No turning back you little man
And since you lack common sense
Suffer now the consequence
Suffer the consequence
Suffer the consequence

What you will experience is so far beyond hell
So far beyond hell

A second chance you beg of me
Oh, I have ways to set you free
Your praying death comes without pain
Well killing isn't quite my game
I see now that you understand
For you I have this special plan
Suffer the consequence
Suffer the consequence

What you will experience is so far beyond hell
So far beyond hell
What you will experience is so far beyond hell
So far beyond hell

10. Dead To Me

Tied up in a mortal life, made up like a play
Systemized and tamed
Play a role in every part, never step aside
Too boring and too lame

So you kneel...
And come crawling at my feet
You're dead to me
I'm not the one you seek
You're dead to me

Always living in the past and in lack of words
Searching for a fate
Waiting for the peak of life, it is all a dream
And it's getting much too late
Wake up to another world, all the same but new
The needs you cannot meet

Look around and face the fact, your time is running out
Christ is obsolete

Yet you kneel...
And come crawling at my feet
You're dead to me
I'm not the one you seek
You're dead to me

11. Yahweh And The Chosen Ones

You are a holy people to your God
And God has chosen you, this is your call
For all the earth is mine, and you shall be onto me
A kingdom of priests and a holy nation above all

Our king is truth and nothing else compares
Bow to the holy one
Blessed is he
Bow to the holy one
Down on your knees

Praised are you, Lord our God, King of the universe
Who has chosen you out of all the nations on Earth
Raised us above all tongues and made us holy
Through his commandments, we are holy from birth

Our King is truth and nothing else compares
Bow to the holy one
Blessed is he
Bow to the holy one
Down on your knees

"For God did not make us like the nations of other lands
And did not make us the same as other families of the Earth
God did not place us in the same situations as others
And our destiny is not the same as anyone else's"

Bow to the holy one
Blessed is he
Bow to the holy one
Down on your knees

12. Cannibalistic Epidemic Continues

O taste the goodness
Of our God
And eat his flesh
And drink his blood
Come and partake
In the gospel feast
Be saved from sin
And feel at peace

Cannibalistic epidemic continues
Cannibalistic epidemic continues

Embrace the holy communion!
Eat - this is my body
Drink - this is my blood

Give not that which is holy
To the dogs
Honour me as I die
Don't share me with hogs

Cannibalistic epidemic continues
Cannibalistic epidemic continues

Embrace the holy communion
Eat - this is my body
Drink - this is my blood

Cannibalistic epidemic continues
Cannibalistic epidemic continues

Embrace the holy communion
Eat - this is my body
Drink - this is my blood
Eat - this is my body
Drink - this is my blood

13. Evil Dead

Trapped inside a life which is not yours
Spirits within causing terror, fear and darkness